Huawei Mate 70 Air vs Nothing Phone (2a)

Huawei Mate 70 Air
Huawei
Mate 70 Air
Nothing Phone (2a)
Nothing
Phone (2a)

At a glance

Brand
Huawei
Nothing
Release date
November 2025, 7 months ago
March 2024, 2 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu
1.248.520 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 88% of devices
688.952 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices
Launch price
€ 329.00 ($ 384.20)

Display

Size
7"
6.7"
Resolution
1320 x 2760 px QHD
1084 x 2412 px FHD+
Type
Oled
AMOLED
Density
439 ppi Very high density
395 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, 1440 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Kunlun Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 700 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1300 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1100 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Performance

Chipset
Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 9020
MediaTek Dimensity 7200
CPU
2x2.5GHz+6x2.15GHz+4x1.6GHz
2x2.8 GHz ARM Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A510
CPU type
Deca-Core
Octa-Core
Process
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2.5 GHz
2.8 GHz
GPU
Maleoon 910
ARM Mali-G610 MC4
RAM
12 GB
8 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.6-4.0
ƒ/ 1.88
Flash
Dual LED
LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
Yes
Slow motion
Yes, 960 fps
Yes, 240 fps
Features
4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Time-Lapse, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Sensor
Samsung GN9
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"

Front camera

Resolution
10.7 Mpx
32 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Sony IMX615
Pixel size
0.80 µm

Battery

Capacity
6500 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 66.0W
Yes , 45.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable
Wireless charging
No charger in box

Storage

Capacity
512 GB
128 GB
SD slot
No
No
Type
UFS Storage 2.2

Body

Dimensions
81.5 mm 165.0 mm 6.6 mm Print 3D Model
76.3 mm 161.7 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
208 g
190 g
Materials
Aluminium alloy , Glass
Plastic , Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors
Black White Gray
Black White Gray
Water/dust resistance
IP68, IP69
IP54
Usable surface
89 %
87 %

Software

Operating system
HarmonyOS 5 HarmonyOS 5.1
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Updates
OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years
Google services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LDAC, SBC, AAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), NavIC System

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B6 (800), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B9 (1800), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Audio
Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers
Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones

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